Sunwoo
Sun-woo (Korean: 선우), also spelled Seon-u, Sŏn-u, or Seon-woo, is a Korean surname and a given name. It may also be written without the hyphen after the 'n', particularly when used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Sunwoo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sun-woo (Korean: 선우), also spelled Seon-u, Sŏn-u, or Seon-woo, is a Korean surname and a given name. It may also be written without the hyphen after the 'n', particularly when used as a surname.
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The Story of Sunwoo
Sunwoo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2018, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Sunwoos were born — ranking #9,821 that year. As of 2026, Sunwoo ranks #9,821 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 18 Sunwoos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sunwoo
Sunwoo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Sunwoo's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #9,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Sunwoo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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